When we worked in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania a few years back, we went on a tour of haunted places around town one night. While I didn’t experience any of the ghosts firsthand that night, it was a pretty interesting tour. I learned a little bit about the history of the town and saw some places I wouldn’t have seen otherwise.
Here are some famous haunted places around the country where you can take a tour and look for spirits and Ghosts:
1. Ghosts of Atlanta Walking Tour Starting at $14.95 and up, you can take this tour of haunted schools, theaters, and the scene of a deadly hotel fire. The 90 minute tour starts at 8:30 p.m. nightly from March through mid-December, so it’s not too late to go this year.
2. Chicago Ghost Tours Chicago has plenty of ghost stories, from the Great Chicago Fire, to Gangsters, and present day. The tours cover a lot of information and many stories of real life ghost sightings ranging from truly chilling to light hearted. Take the tour and find out for yourself if there are ghosts to be found around the windy city. Get in on the 7 Hour Ghost Hunt for $70 per person, and hear some of the most chilling tales Chicago has to offer.
3. Ghosts of New York Walking Tours Their website says ” Let us see if we can scare you with stories of ghosts, antique sites, ghostly sightings, scandalous tales, haunted places, mysterious sightings of apparitions, strange and unusual tales of centuries past, legendary stories, folk lore and ghostly experiences stranger than reality, and supernatural intrigues of Manhattan.” Each tour is 90 minutes and area covered is less than a mile walking distance. Tours are offered year round starting at $20.
4.The Original Ghost Tours of Key West Going to Florida? This tour company takes you to the haunts around Key West. Tours depart nightly at 8 and 9 pm from the Crown Plaza La Concha Hotel. Each tour lasts about 90 minutes, and walking distance is about a half mile. Wheelchair friendly. Adult tickets $15.
5. San Francisco Vampire Tour From their website ” The Vampire Tour is not dark and gory. The script contains about 85% true San Francisco history with fun vampire lore and humor mixed in. It is suitable for all ages and is a fun way to learn about the history of San Francisco.” Tours available year round, on Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 p.m. $15-20.
Where do you live? Are there any ghost tours available in your area? Would you go on one of them? Do you believe in ghosts?
I’m just hoping the ghosts from the cemetery next door don’t come to tour us.
Since ghost tours have become so popular, I think almost every urban area has at least one. I live between Houston and Galveston, and both have ghost tours. I haven’t taken any in my area yet, but I’d like to take one in New Orleans. Its history is so fascinating, and the city has wonderful historic cemeteries.
I love ghost tours, haunted houses, etc. I just love this time of year!
I keep meaning to go to the Halloween walk/presentations at the Bannack Ghost Town down in Beaverhead County. Bannack was the first territorial capitol of Montana and is incredibly well preserved, (thx Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks)..
There is a legend about vigilantes, etc. I am sure it would be spooky.
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I would personally not go on a ghost tour, but I can’t see in the dark and don[t like scary things. LOL.
I don’t think I’d like a ghost tour, but I haven’t ever tried one.